title: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the elbow: a case report.
abstract: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare soft tissue tumor that typically occurs in the distal extremities of children and adolescents. Because a calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is an ill-defined mass and has a tendency to infiltrate the surrounding tissue, local recurrence rates are 50%. We report a case of calcifying aponeurotic fibroma occurring in the elbow region, an uncommon site. The patient is followed up for 6 years without local recurrence of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takaku
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Taeko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurashiki
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004550:Elbow; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery